# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Deep End: Exploring Authentic Human Connection - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 27 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 24 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Join us for an evening of nourishing, compassionate, and authentic connection.About this EventTICKETS & INFO:https://www.letsbeauthentic.com/connectionworkshopEVENT DETAILS:Some workshops teach you about connection. This one asks you to step into it - fully, messily, and with your whole self.The Deep End is a monthly experiential workshop for people who are ready to go beyond the surface. Drawing on practices from authentic relating, somatic awareness, Gestalt, and conscious touch, this experience weaves together verbal, movement-based, and body-to-body practices to help you meet yourself and others with vulnerability, depth and presence.This is not a lecture or a training. It's a living laboratory where real things happen between real people.What to ExpectEach workshop is unique, but you can expect a curated arc of practices that may include:Verbal connection practices: relational games and exercises that invite honesty, presence, and curiosity. You'll practice speaking from what's actually alive in you, and receiving others with full attention.Movement-based practices: guided somatic and improvisational movement that helps you arrive in your body, shake off the social armor, and relate from a more grounded, embodied place.Conscious touch practices: simple, clearly boundaried touch-based exercises (such as hand-to-hand contact, back-to-back sitting, or gentle partner work) designed to build relational attunement and nervous system co-regulation. All touch is consensual, discussed in advance, and fully optional.The session moves at a pace that honors both depth and safety. You'll be gently stretched, not pushed. There will be moments of laughter, stillness, discomfort, and warmth. That's the work.Who This Is ForThis workshop is designed for people who have a genuine hunger for depth and a willingness to be vulnerable.Ideally, participants have some experience with relational or personal growth practices, whether that's authentic relating, conscious dance, somatic work, therapy, circling, improv, tantra, Contact Improvisation, Non-Violent Communication, or simply a life lived with deep intentionality.You don't need a résumé: just openness, curiosity, and a readiness to be surprised by what's possible between people.Most of us were never taught how to truly connect. We learned to be polite, agreeable, or interesting, but not necessarily present, honest, or met.Each month's session will be an intentional, guided practice in the art of human connection. Rather than talking about connection, you practice it in real time, with real people, using structured activities that create conditions for genuine contact.Authentic Relating is one well-known branch of this field, a set of principles and practices that help people drop defensiveness, speak truthfully, and receive others without judgment. What we do in The Deep End goes further, drawing on body-based modalities and Gestalt principles to engage not just the mind and words, but sensation, movement, and touch as pathways into real contact.If any part of you has longed to be truly seen, to stop performing, or to feel genuinely close to another human being, you're in the right place.________​WHERE:Cocoon Philly (Free Parking Lot)​INVESTMENT: $40 ($45 at the door)Space is limited. Reserve your spot today!TICKETS & INFO: https://www.letsbeauthentic.com/connectionworkshop_______PARTICIPANT FEEDBACK:“I enjoyed enlightening conversations with new people in a safe place.”“Being there was amazing! Hearing other people's stories and finally realizing I'm not alone, gave me that sense of connection I was seeking. I had never done anything like that and I was afraid I was gonna be too scared to share, but your guidance made everything smooth.”“It pushes you out of your comfort zone, keeps you sharp and teaches you how to be present to yourself and others.”______EVENT HOST:Rachel Whitworth of Let's Be Authentichttps://www.letsbeauthentic.com/about-us_______QUESTIONS?Please reach out: rachel@letsbeauthentic.com_______“Belonging is the innate, human desire to be a part of something larger than us. Because this yearning is so primal, we often try to acquire it by fitting in and seeking approval, which are not only hollow substitutes for belonging, but often barriers to it. True belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world. Our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.” -Brené Brown - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/philadelphia/the-deep-end-exploring-authentic-human-connection/100001989328851145 - **Event Categories**: workshops, art, fine-arts, performances, entertainment - **Slot details of has slots**: - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours - Location: COCOON PHILLY - Yoga, Movement & Holistic Arts - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 39.19, max: 49.87, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Philadelphia - **state**: PA - **country**: United States - **location**: COCOON PHILLY - Yoga, Movement & Holistic Arts - **lat**: 40.0419162 - **long**: -75.1896032 - **full address**: COCOON PHILLY - Yoga, Movement & Holistic Arts, 6452 Greene Street, Philadelphia, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The Deep End: Exploring Authentic Human Connection - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/57061cb1abac88af9079e9506362a3ebe08a02287fe4ccc5a1b0d924b3026170-rimg-w1200-h672-dcbdbec8-gmir.jpg?v=1778700740 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Deep End: Exploring Authentic Human Connection being held? - **A:** The Deep End: Exploring Authentic Human Connection takes place on Thu, 27 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 24 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm at COCOON PHILLY - Yoga, Movement & Holistic Arts, 6452 Greene Street, Philadelphia, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing The Deep End: Exploring Authentic Human Connection? - **A:** The Deep End: Exploring Authentic Human Connection is organized by Let's Be Authentic. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** The Deep End: Exploring Authentic Human Connection is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Philadelphia, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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